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At the end of the Trail of Tears there was a promise United States Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the decision issued in the case of McGirt v Oklahoma And that promise made in treaties between the United States and the Muscogee Creek Nation more than 150 years earlier would finally be kept With the Courts ruling the full extent of the Muscogee Creek Reservation was reaffirmedmeaning that 325 million acres of land in Oklahoma were recognized as Indian Country A Promise Kept explores the circumstances and implications of McGirt v Oklahoma likely the most significant Indian law case in well over a hundred years Combining legal analysis and historical context this book gives an indepth accessible account of how the case unfolded and what it might mean for Oklahomans the Muscogee Creek Nation and other tribes throughout the United States

Robbie Ethridge traces the history of the Muscogee Creek Nation from its inception to its resurgence in Oklahoma in the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries Robert J Miller considers McGirt v Oklahoma examining important related cases precedents that informed the Courts decision and future ramifications Their work clarifies the stakes of a decision that while long overdue raises numerous complex issues profoundly affecting federal state and tribal relations and law